Beer-cooler.



PATENTED JUNE 2, 1908.

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No. 8895607. PATENTED JUNE 2, 1908.

' E. B. HOGAN! BEER GOO 1 APPLICATION IILEID 8. 1907. QSHBETSAHEET 2h iI I? W E? @i v BY CPZQTTORNEY No. 889,607. PATENTED JUNE 2, 1908.

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BEER. 0001 23. .AIYPLIOATIONYIILED JUNE 8, 1907.'

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WITNESSES ATTORNEY UNITEDHSTATES PATENT OFFICE.

ELMER B. HOGAN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE BRUNSWIOK-BALK-E-COLLENDER COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF.OHIO.

BEER-COOLER.

Patented June 2, 1908.

Application filed. June 8, 1907. Serial No. 377,854.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELMER B. HOGAN, a citizen of the United States,residing in Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, haveinvented anew and useful Im rovement in Beer-Coolers, of which the folowing is a specification, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawing, forming part thereof.

My invention relates to that type ofbeer coolers which comprises a sortof cabinetlike portion that is located slightly beneath and in front ofthe bar counter of the caf, and has a removable ice box containing aseries of tubular coils through which the beer passes to the faucetsthrough which it is drawn; a perforated metallic plate arranged flushwith the top surface of bar, or counter; and lower down a drip pan, tocatch the drippings from the faucets, and overflow from the glasses intowhich the beer is drawn by the barkeeper. And my invention has for itsobject to provide for use a beer cooler of this type which, while it issimple and economic of manufacture, is very efiicient for its designedpurposes; and the ice box and cooling coils of which (when the lattershall be temporarily uncoupled from the faucets, and from the supplypipes) may be most readily removable for the purposes of cleansing, and(when necessary) repairing any of these parts.

My invention consists in the novel structural features and combinationsof parts the dotted line 22, at ig. 1.

which will be found hereinafter fully described and most particularlypointed out in the claims of this s ecification.

To enable those skilled in the art to which my invention relates to makeand use beer coolers comprising the improvements devised by me, I willnow proceed to more fully describe the latter, referring by letters tothe accompanying drawings, in which I have shown my invention carriedinto effect in precisely that form of cooler device in which I have sofar actually practiced it.

In the said drawings, which form part of this specification, Figure 1 isa front elevation of one of my improved cooler cabinets,

with some portions broken away to show' some of the interior parts. Fig.2 is a vertical section taken in a lane indicated by Fig. 3 is a artialduplication of the sectional view of Fig. 2 but showing the topmoststrainer device; the lower drip pan; and also the or holder, forcleaning, or other purpose.

Fig. 4 is a view of the detached topmost strainer pan. Fig. 5 is anelevation, or edge view of the detached frontispiece that carries theseries of faucets; and Fig. 6 is a detail horizontal sectional view,showing the combined arrangement with ,the sides of the Wooden coolerholder of the vertically slid able frontispiece. And in the severalfigures the same part will be found always designated by the samereference letter.

The box-like portion B of the wooden cabinet is supported on the floorof the room by the rearmost leg-like parts A and the for. warddownwardly extended supports B, as plainly shown; and, by wardly of theback board C, and the 'tWo side-boards of the cabinet, for about halfthe width of the latter, as shown, a receptacle is formed for theaccommodation of the coil box J, which is made of sheet metal and whenin place for use, rests at its lower op' of the box B Within this box J,which is open at the top, are placed a series of sheet metal cylindersM, (in the case shown three) around and on the exterior surface of eachof which is arranged and fastened a helical beer pipe M the lower end ofwhich is adapted to be coupled to a supply pipeabout as usual-and theupper end of which is connected in a detachable manner, as seen at m,Fig. 2, with the inner, or receiving end of one of the faucets all in awell understood manner.

The removable metallic receptacle J is provided at each side, near itsupper end, with a the extension up-,

hinged handle j (see Fig. 2) which, when the box is in its normal.place, folds, or turns down out of the way (within this icebox) as seenat Fig. 2, but which when it is desired to remove the box is turnedupwardly into the position shown at Fig. 3, Where I have shown this icebox J, as having been pulled forward nearly as far as possible, slidingat the bottom on the supporting cleats L, into a position in which one.or two attendants, by grasping the two handles j, can lift the box,with its contents, out of and clear of the cabinet. But before theremoval thus of the box J, it is necessary to remove, out of the way,the drip-pan N; also to lift off or remove the strainer pan, or box H(see Fig. 2) and to remove the frontispiece, or faucet carrier portion Fof the apparatus, as these parts are shown removed, or detached at Figs.3, 4 and 5.

It will be understood, of course, that when the parts of the cooler areassembled for use, as shown at Figs. 1 and 2, the coil-carryingcylinders M, being each filled in with cracked ice, and all the spaceexterior of these cylinders, and within the case, or box J being alsofilled with ice, the beer, or other beverage within the several tubularcoils M will be most thoroughly chilled and kept cool, as usual, whiledrawn ofi at the faucets f for use; and it will be seen that inasmuch aseach one of the (open ended) ice filled cylinders has numerousperforations m in its wall; and as the bottom of the receptacle J has init numerous holes J (see Fig. 2) the water from the melting ice withinthe cylinders will persaid colate through the cylinder walls into theice filled space of the box J, and will thence pass alon with the Waterfrom the melting ice in box, through the holes J into the bottom part ofthe cabinet box B, from which it will eventually escape through anoverflow exit 0, of the said metallic lined box B.

The box portion B of the cabinet is, preferably, provided with a door E,hinged at e-e (see Fig. 1) and provided with a knob, or handle at 6 (seeFig. 2) and may have interiorly arranged shelves on which to keepbottled, or other goods, access to which may be had through the saiddoor E.

Within the lower box part of the cabinet, is located, about in themiddle between the front and back, but close to the left hand side (asone stands in front of the cabinet) a hoper-shaped water rece tacle ordrip catch P liaving a downward tu ular extension p, that passes throughthe bottom of the cabinet (see Figs. 2 and 1) and which, as shown, issimply held or fastened in place by a metallic strap 20 as clearlyshown. The purpose of this device P, p, is to catch and discharge (intoany suitable waste pipe, or waste receptacle, not shown) the wasteliquids which enter, respectively, the removable box, or pan H, and thedrip-pan N.

As before mentioned, when the cooler is in use, all waste liquid fromoverflow of glasses, being filled from the faucets f (and drippings fromthe latter) is caught by the water-tight pan N; and as this pan is made,as shown, (see Fig. 2) to drain toward the back side of its bottom andinto an exit or dischage pi e M, this ipe is located as shown, so as toe vertical y over. the hopper-shaped receiver P) which therefore catchesthe waste liquid from the pan N, and discharges it through its Wastepipe 12.

The box, or shallow, removable receptacle H, with its foraminous topplate h, is provided, as seen, with-a waste pipe h and this dischargepipe is located in the bottom of H, so that it is vertically andimmediately over the funnel-like upper end K, of a waste pipe I), (seeFig. 2) that passes vertically down through the whole length of the icebox and through its bottom, at a point located verti'cally over thehopper-shaped device P; the result of which is that all the waste beerfrom receptacle H discharges into P, and is carried out of the cabinetby the waste pipe along with all waste liquid coming from t e drippan I.To facilitate the removal and replacement of the pan N, it is providedat about the middle of its forward edge with a bail-shaped wire handlea.

To hold securely in lace the removable frontispiece F, and at t e sametime permit its easy removal, when necessary I make it with a verticalcentral groove f ineach of its vertical edges (see Figs. 5 and 6) withwhich engages a tongue-like metallic guiding and holding device g, thatis formed integrally with the metal plates G, which is secured fast tothe outer surface of the wooden box side B; all in such manner, asshown, that, when it is necessary to remove the part F, after havinguncoupled its faucets from the upper ends of the beer cooling co' s,said part can be easily lifted out of its engagement with the cabinet,by simply taking hold of its upper part, or the faucets, and sliding thedevice F, up, (after the fashion of lifting a window sash) until itshall have had 'its grooves f raised clear outof engagement with themetallic tongue-like guides g. I have found this structural feature ofmy improved beer cooler, to accord satisfaction to the user in themanipulation of the apparatus while at the same time the manufacture ofthe cooler thus is cheap and the cooler so made strong and durable.

As will be observed, the frontispiece F, when in place, rests at itsbottom solidly on the forwardly projecting upper edge of the lowerbox'part of the cabinet; and being in this position securely heldlaterally by the vertical guide-plates g, engaged with the groovesf thefaucet-carrying device is kept firmly in place during the manipulationof the beer faucets without any strain on the couplings of the faucetswith the beer coils.

The removal of the ice box from the cabinet, and then the removal of thecoil cylinders from the ice box for the purpose of thoroughly cleaningall the parts of the beer cooler, are most conveniently and easilyeffected. 7

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is In a beercooler, the combination, with a cabinet providedwith suitable supportsfor a removable ice box and an ice box adapted to contain cooling coilsand to slide forward on said supports, of a vertically slidable andremovable faucet-carrying part F the Whole arranged and operating sothat after'the detachment of the part F, the ice box can be slid forwardand then removed from the cabinet.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 31st day of May,1907.

ELMER B. HOGAN.

In presence of JOHN 0. 8011mm, JAooB EHRENPREIS.

